![]() The large, flat boards had a tendency to warp, however, and by the late 1800s, horizontal lapped siding (narrow horizontal boards installed from the bottom up, with each subsequent board lapping the one below) proved more efficient at shedding rain and so became the norm. Adding battens to cover the seams between the larger boards provided extra weatherproofing protection. Installing boards vertically encouraged rain to run down along the outside of the house rather than seep in. This typically meant first constructing a skeletal frame and attaching long, flat boards to it to form a weather-resistant barrier. ![]() ![]() With the arrival of sawmills to 18th-century America, home construction began moving away from whole logs (as in cabins) and masonry toward lumber. ![]()
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